Aaron Berndt

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@clawrence A lot of potential and near zero steps in the right direction

[Craig Lawrence @clawrence]

I have been asking this question for a decade! I’ve talked to utilities, regulators - nobody cares!

Why aren't Texans paid to help prevent blackouts… | Canary Media https://t.co/Vfj2I8onpn

[Senator Roland Gutierrez @RolandForTexas]

JUST IN: The #SupremeCourtOfTexas just ruled that @ERCOT is immune from lawsuits.

OAG says ERCOT is immune from open records.

It’s now become another #Texas agency with NO transparency or accountability that answers to @GovAbbott.
https://t.co/484F7xYyvt

[Doug Lewin @douglewinenergy]

Today would be a great day to optimize energy use to shift the peak. We’re doing a terrible job managing the peak in Texas — need to focus on things like high efficiency heat pumps, smart thermostats, smart EV charging, and more. #energytwitter

[Michael E. Webber @MichaelEWebber]

This is a great thread:

Extreme heat waves will become more common

Energy efficiency is part of the solution

Paying people to reduce their demand would make a huge difference

Instead of obsessing about natural gas power plants, we need to use every tool in the toolbox

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@MichaelEWebber @douglewinenergy Huge missed opportunity in TX, and leadership is not even pretending to try to figure it out right now.

[Erin Zwiener @ErinForYall]

I’m mad that we still haven’t made investments in energy efficiency and demand response. I’m mad that today we’re asking you to conserve energy instead of paying you to conserve energy like we’re paying industrial companies to conserve today.

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@ErinForYall @douglewinenergy TX is missing a huge opportunity to better leverage smart thermostats to manage peak load for the state. Has not been a priority for puc/ercot to figure out. 35 other states have figured it out just fine and are scaling quickly.

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@MichaelEWebber If only ercot and the puc could develop a model for the competitive market to enroll a significant portion of smart thermostats in TX. Only a tiny tiny % are.

[Michael E. Webber @MichaelEWebber]

People complain that wind and solar output vary with the weather but the truth is that nuclear, coal and gas output also vary with the weather.

[Pecan Street Inc. @pecanstreetinc]

Wonder why ERCOT is asking people to turn up AC? AC load increases drastically with temp. Home use jumped ~50% in our Austin research network this month. Renewables and efficiency programs are critical for home energy cost management and grid operation.
#ercot #energytwitter

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

Heat pumps are an essential climate solution. But there's very little data on how much they actually cost.

To fill some of the gap, we surveyed homeowners and analyzed publicly available data.

Here's what we learned:

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#energytwitter #climatetwitter

[Elizabeth Parks @elizparks]

“While consumers might feel inconvenienced they have higher satisfaction levels” @google head of energy partnerships on stage talking about #energymanagement in the #home #smartenergy22 @JenniferMKent

[Ekemini Usuah @EkeminiUsuah]

Price reduction is key to the adoption of smart thermostats as well as greater consumer engagement and education…@aaronberndt @Google @SmartEnergySmt @JenniferMKent @ParksAssociates @MindiSue00 #SmartEnergy22

[Doug Lewin @douglewinenergy]

I know this is probably obvious but apparently needs to be said: by definition, any and all outages have everything to do with the power grid.
#txlege #txenergy

[Sergio Chapa @SergioChapa]

🥶Cold front sends Texas natural gas supplies plunging for second time this month

Web story at https://t.co/4jowoFV8YM

#ONGT #NatGas #Shale #OOTT #PermianBasin #Houston

[Donna Howard @DonnaHowardTX]

“Kinder Morgan was one of biggest winners from freeze offs that disrupted gas deliveries in Tx during freeze, pushing prices for fuel available in storage to unprecedented levels. In contrast, power producers & utilities incurred billions in losses amid ballooning costs.” #txlege

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

One year after the deadly blackout, Texas officials have done little to prevent the next one—which could be far worse. https://t.co/i4fhDQK22I

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@CleanGridView @Proterra_Inc This is awful news. So sad to see this.

[Aaron Berndt @aaronberndt]

@douglewinenergy @ERCOT_ISO